Sentences with phrase «[dual language learners»

Even though Pioneer is considered a «high - needs school» and enrolls a large number of English language learners and children of immigrants, every student gets a chance to learn in Jones» high - tech classroom.

This website connects foreign language learners with online teachers for paid tutoring sessions.

8: the territory of a state See state defined for English - language learners» See state defined for kids»

For example, English - language learners may need additional support in terms of tutors or bilingual resources that churches can help provide.

Infant - directed speech includes many modifications that seem tailor - made for the language learner:

She has worked with people experiencing homelessness, English language learners, and people who are HIV - positive.

Ivy Hill will gain in English language learners and that program will also expand.

Furthermore, children with expressive language disorders and or are English language learners may be at a higher risk for developing selective mutism.

The calculated growth is determined by a New York State Education Department (NYSED) formula that factors in poverty, a student's prior test scores, whether a student has repeated a grade, whether a student is an English language learner or a student with disabilities.

«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major issues as funding, special education, the lack of appropriate supports for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the public at large.»

The test scores that the Success network touts, Mantell said, «would not be valid» because the network does not educate its fair share of English language learners, students with disabilities and students with behavior problems.

Also under the bill, English language learners would have three years — up from one under current law — before they had to take the standardized tests, he said.

Hardly seems worth the money to tie ourselves to a system that, at best, may help already college - bound kids attend marginally better colleges but will likely cause at - risk youths, English language learners and students with disabilities to fail in school in even greater numbers.

The measure also would require charters — publicly funded but privately managed schools — to enroll special - education students and English - language learners at rates comparable to traditional public schools in their districts.

Better alignment of English as a Second Language (ESL) programs with the needs of our English language learners, including expansion of the APPLE model, an alternative high school program for 17 - 18 year - old students to learn the language, graduate, and get a job or go to college.

Mr. Cuomo said, charters should also be subject to legislation that ensures they serve enough high - needs students — English - language learners, learning disabled students and those who receive free lunch.

It also requires charters to enroll a number of English - language learners and special - education students comparable to traditional public schools, and to adopt a code of ethics to prevent business conflicts.

The U.F.T. report found that in Manhattan's District 5, for example, English language learners make up 6 percent of the charter school enrollment compared to the district average of 14 percent.

«By providing free resources such as downloadable eBooks and music, WiFi, public computers, technology classes, materials and lessons for English - language learners, health fairs and programs for job seekers, libraries and librarians are transforming our community each and every day.»

The funding formula — called Foundation Aid — is based on multiple factors including poverty levels, the number of students with disabilities and the number of English - language learners.

Amid calls for more integration in New York City's public schools, 19 schools will give priority in admissions for next fall to low - income students or English language learners, joining seven already in a «diversity in admissions» pilot project.

For the first time the department is allowing principals to set aside a percentage of seats for low - income families, English - language learners or students engaged with the child welfare system as a means of creating greater diversity.

Forcing special needs and English language learners to take high stakes standardized tests is «abusive,» Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa told parents and community leaders at a forum held last week.

She also pledged support for getting a federal waiver for English language learners and special education students that would exempt them from the exams.

«Art brings joy back into the classroom,» summed up one teacher earlier this year at a conference, sponsored by the Teacher Center and the Center for Arts Education, titled «Uplifting teaching and learning for English language learners through the arts.»

PS 179: Technology upgrade for underserved school ($ 115,000): 27 SmartBoards for high - needs school to aid learning for English language learners, special education and gifted students.

An English language learners pilot program in New York City and the Hudson Valley will receive $ 500,000 to assist teachers to become dual - certified and provide professional development support.

The Senate bill would increase the cap to 460 schools from 200 schools and establish new standards for accountability and services to special education students and English language learners.

With 46 schools across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, Success Academy enrolls 15,500 students, primarily low - income children of color in disadvantaged neighborhoods: 75 % of students receive free or reduced - price lunch, 87 % are children of color, 16 % are children with disabilities, and 8 % are English language learners.

Jennifer Ronayne, a fifth - grade teacher at the Connetquot schools with 13 years of experience, said Cuomo has little understanding of how classrooms work — and of how harmful his policies have been for teachers and students, particularly those children who have special needs or who are English language learners.

The programs are made available to English - language learners, immigrant students who are native speakers of the second language, and native English speakers.

Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch says while the numbers were not unexpected, she is concerned about the achievement gap based on race, ethnicity and English language learners.

«What we know is we're going to have big spending pressure on English language learners, special education, health care costs are three things that are coming at us,» Kremer said.

«Our new school in District 6 will absolutely serve children in the district and we have an excellent track record of educating students with disabilities and [English language learners],» Lyon said.

Mulgrew said the full payment of the CFE funds would help New York City public schools reduce class size and better serve the growing population of English language learners and special education students with more teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, school psychologists and school nurses.

The advisory group is the direct result of a Jan. 23 meeting, organized by UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus, which gathered together 40 teachers from the UFT's English language learner focus group to discuss their concerns with top city and state officials.

The State Education Department is creating a task force of teachers of English language learners and other stakeholders to assess and address issues surrounding Part 154, the new state regulations governing English language learner instruction.

The city will spend $ 1.8 million for professional development for arts teachers, $ 785,000 to provide arts education for English language learners and special needs students, and $ 220,000 to expand existing student programs like a two - week arts intensive for middle schoolers.

We need state school aid to lower class sizes, provide extra support to students with disabilities and English language learners, and expand STEM and other academic offerings in our schools.

Officials also said that Inwood 52 would not lose its marching band or arts rooms and refuted claims that the co-location would harm Inwood 52's ability to serve English language learners and students with disabilities.

The Department of Education introduced the funding formula almost a decade ago to dole out resources not simply based on a school's student body size, but also accounting for extra resources needed to support certain kinds of students, like English language learners and students with special needs.

Those fighting to keep Jonathan Levin HS open acknowledge that its grades on the DOE's School Progress Reports have slipped, but note that Tweed has failed to give the school the support it needs to serve rising numbers of English language learners and special education students.

Superintendents testified about testing challenges for English language learners - students for whom English is not their primary language - and for special education students.

That includes $ 1.5 billion to continue current services and an additional $ 500 million in targeted funding to boost professional development and help struggling schools and English language learners.

Addressing a question about how best to communicate Common Core curriculum demands to parents of English language learners, Contreras plugged a SCSD program - «Parent University» - that helps parents understand how best to support their children.

ISLA is a 6 - 12 school with 600 students, including many English language learners whose first language is Spanish.

Assessments developed by Project 2061 are rigorously screened for alignment to national standards and are suitable for use with a diverse range of students, including English language learners.

Another concern is that the number of English language learners is growing as well, said Sharon Nelson - Barber, WestEd's Director of Language, Culture and Eco-Literacy, and the grant's co-principal investigator.

Peisner - Feinberg said the report's conclusions are consistent with FPG's comprehensive review of research on young Latino or Spanish - speaking children, which confirmed last year that widely available public programs help dual - language learners make important academic gains.

A new summary of 12 years of research on North Carolina's pre-kindergarten program for at - risk 4 - year - olds shows that «dual - language learners» make the greatest academic progress in the program.